Some music begins with basic harmonies including simple chord patterns. Other music may show other alternative ways to take a “simple” chord and play it over a different bass. If you saw this...Am/E, for instance, what would it mean to you as a performer? Also, as a writer of music, would you change anything about what another song is about in terms of the chords? Listen now as CMajor describes baroque music and some of the layouts used by performers.